"Oaklanders often criticize the news media for focusing disproportionately on the horrifying or the scandalous. And let's face it: this is a complicated city with its share of challenges to overcome. At The Oaklandside, we're not immune to overdoing it on the doom and gloom. Yet so much to revel in happens here, too. Triumphs, progress, creation, and joy - thanks in large part to people in the city looking out for their neighbors, holding the powerful accountable, and building on their visions for what the city can be."
"The Oakland Unified School District's enrollment numbers grew this year, for the first time in almost a decade. This is good news for lots of reasons. It means parents aren't giving up on Oakland schools, and it also means more revenue, because the state allocates funding to districts based on their attendance numbers. A lot of factors likely contributed to the unexpected bump, including a $5 million investment in enrollment office staffing and marketing and the expansion of who's eligible for transitional kindergarten."
"Two Oakland residents with disabilities, Nicole Brown-Booker and Michael Curran, sued the city in 2023, in a class-action lawsuit over the conditions of the city's sidewalks. This summer, the suit reached a remarkable settlement, in which the city committed to repairing 78,000 sidewalks and 11,000 broken curb cuts over the next 25 years. We talked to one of the plaintiffs about what promises to be a powerful transformation for those who use wheelchairs, strollers, or walkers."
Oakland's public school enrollment increased in 2025 for the first time in nearly a decade, boosting anticipated state funding tied to attendance. Contributing factors included a $5 million investment in enrollment office staffing and marketing and expanded eligibility for transitional kindergarten. The district also reduced principal turnover, producing more stable school leadership. A class-action lawsuit by two residents with disabilities resulted in a settlement committing the city to repair 78,000 sidewalks and 11,000 broken curb cuts over 25 years, improving mobility for wheelchair, stroller, and walker users. Oakland's two-year-old baseball team, the Ballers, won the 2025 championship.
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